1. Another time Jesus began teaching by the lake, and a large crowd gathered around him. He got into a boat so that he could sit and teach from the lake. All the people stayed on the shore near the water.
2. Jesus used stories to teach them many things. One of his lessons included this story:
3. “Listen! A farmer went out to sow seed.
4. While he was scattering the seed, some of it fell by the road. The birds came and ate all that seed.
5. Other seed fell on rocky ground, where there was not enough dirt. It grew quickly there because the soil was not deep.
6. But then the sun rose and the plants were burned. They died because they did not have deep roots.